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Ok, so I was replacing my front glass on a mid-2009 13" MacBook Pro. After I got it all back together I turned it on and almost immediately smelled an electrical burning. Upon checking it out I found that I accidentally plugged the airport card connector in backwards. I fixed my mistake, yet it says that there's no airport card installed. In System Profiler it shows the software versions but no info on hardware. I believe the webcam is on the same port and it still works. So, basically, just trying to find out if I just fried my motherboard or if it's more likely to be just the airport card(don't want to waste the money just to find out I fried the mobo). Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Without a detailed schematic, there's no way of telling what the value of the capacitor or resistor is. Also, it's likely that they're both close tolerance components. (+ or - 1%)

What I suggest (actually two suggestions) is to trade in your logic board for a refurbished one. Check the back of MacWorld Mag or MacLife Mag for advertisers. There are a myriad of them that do those kinds of repairs and sell refurbished logic boards. Most of them have 800 numbers you can call and get an idea of price.

The other suggestion is to have Apple send it out for depot repair from their store. (not an in store repair) I believe they charge a flat rate for those kinds of repairs. I have heard their flat rate varies but should be no higher than around $300 or so. Of course you need to check first.